Spacer or spacing-gage



(No Model.) 7 7 J; H. FOSTER.

SPAUER 0R SPAGING GAGE.

No. 548,533. Patented Oct. 22, 1895.

ATTORNEYS.

W/TNESSES:

ANDREW LGIMUAII.PNOTQ-UI'NEWASMINEWMEC.

' UNITED STATES;

PATENT rrrcn.

SPACER OR SPAClNG-GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 548,533, dated October22, 1895.

Application filed June 18, 1895- Serial No. 553,180. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES HERBERT Poems, of Meriden, in the countyotNewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Spaceror Spacing-Gage, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de-SGIlpUOD.

The invention relates to hand-printing with ready-made characters, andits object is to provide a new and improved spacer or spacing-gage whichis simple and durable in construction and arranged to enable theoperator to place the printing characters in the proper position to formaccurately spaced and aligned words.

Theinvention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement as applied and arranged forprinting in a straight line. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the sameon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the improvementarranged for printing characters in the segment of a circle, and Fig. 4is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 4 4: of Fig. 3.

The improved gage is provided with a rule A, on which is fitted to slidelongitudinally the rest 13, formed with a transversely-extending arm 13,on which rests one side of the printing-block 0, provided on its underside with a character. The front end of this block ahutsagainst the sideof the rule A, so that the block is held firmly in position andconsequently guided by the rule A and arm B while printing.

In the rear of the extension-arm B is arranged a spacer-arm D, parallelto the arm B and formed on the gage D, held adjnstably on the rest B andadapted to be secured thereto by a clamping-screw E. The latter is heldin the rest B and extends through the longitudinal slots B and D formedin the rest B and gage D, respectively. The lower head of theclamping-screw E is fitted to slide loosely in a longitudinallyextendingrecess A, formed 7 in the top of the rule A. Now it will be seen that;by loosening the clamping-screw E the rest B and the gage D may beadjusted one on the other, so as to bring the two arms l3 and D adistance apart corresponding to the space desired between two charactersprinted on the paper or other article.

When the rest B and gage D have been adjusted, they are fastenedtogether by the clamping-screw E, and then the operator places theprinting-block O in position on the arm B, as previously described, andillustrated in Fig. 1, with the other arm D on one side of the characterpreviously printed. When this new letter has been printed, the block Gis removed and the rest B and gage D are shifted forward on the rule Ato bring the arm D again to one side of the previouslyprinted letter, sothat a new type-block can be placed on the arm B and rule A to print thenext following character. This operation is repeated until the entireword is formed.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described the characters arefirst brought into proper alignment and at the same time are accuratelyspaced, so as to insure proper printing.

When it is desired to print words in the segment of a circle, as shownin Figs. 3 and 4, I provide the rule A with a series of apertures Aarranged longitudinally at or near the middle of the rule, one of theapertures being adapted to be engaged at a time by a pointed tool F inthe form of an awl or like instrument. This tool F is passed through oneof the apertures A into the paper or board on which the word is to beprinted to serve as a fulcrum for the rule A On the upper or outer endof this rule A is held the rest B having, besides the slot B and arm Ban auxiliary arm B the gage D having the arm D arranged crosswise, sothat the arm D stands parallel to the auxiliary arm B The gage D isadjusted transversely on the rest B to bring the arms B and D thedesired distance apart, and then the rule A is swung from the tool F, asa pivot after a character has been printed. It is understood that thecharacter-block is placed on the arm B, with the other arm D on one sideof the previously-printed character. A clampingscrew E serves to fastenthe rest B and gage D together, and the head of this screw E is adaptedto pass into a recess A leading from the longitudinal recess A of therule. (See Figs. 1 and 4.)

The slots 13 and D in the rest and gage, respectively, are enlarged atthe end to permit of passing the screw E into the side recess A On theunder side of the rule A is placed a washer G, around the pointed end ofthe tool F, so that the rule A is held a suitable distance above thepaper, board, or other article on which the characters are printed. Asimilar washer G, of rubber, felt, or like material, is attached to theunder side of the rule A at the other end.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. A spacing gage, comprising a rest providedwith an arm extending therefrom, and

a gage adjustable on the rest and provided with an arm extendingparallel to the arm of the rest, substantially as shown and described.

2. A spacing gage, comprising a rule, arest adjustable thereon andprovided with a projecting arm, and a gage adjustable on the rest andprovided with an arm extending parallel to the arm of the rest,substantially as described.

3. A spacing gage, comprising a rest provided with two projecting armsstanding approximately at right angles to one another, and a gageadjustable upon the rest and provided with an arm arranged to extendparallel to either of the arms of the rest, substantially as described.

at. A spacing gage, comprising a rest provided with two projecting armsarranged at an angle to each other, and a gage adjustable upon the restand provided with an arm ar ranged to extend parallel to either of thearms of the rest, substantially as described.

5. A spacing gage, comprising a rule, a rest adjustable longitudinallythereof and provided with two projecting arms, one of which extendslongitudinally of the rule and the other transversely thereof, and agage adjustable on the rest and provided with an arm arranged to extendparallel to eitherof the arms of the rest, substantially as described.

JAMES HERBERT FOSTER.

W'itnesses:

L, GRIFFIN, LANETTE M. FOSTER.

